I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.

Quote by Larry Wall

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We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's...

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart...

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart...

I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's...

I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's...

Programmers can be lazy.

Programmers can be lazy.

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death...

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death...

I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I...

I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is...

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is...

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be...

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be...

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing,...

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing,...